Paola Bussacchetti

Paola Bussacchetti is a Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna (ABABO), where she teaches within the Painting department. She instructs three core courses: Anatomy of the Image (2nd year), Drawing for Painting 1 (1st year), and Drawing for Painting II (2nd year), each carrying 6 CFA credits as basic curriculum components.

Her research and teaching interests focus on drawing techniques, visual representation, and artistic interpretation. Professor Bussacchetti emphasizes both analytical and synthetic approaches to drawing, progressing from working with photographic materials to live models, and eventually encouraging students to develop personal themes related to identity and artistic expression.

With an artistic career spanning nearly four decades, her professional exhibitions began in 1979 at the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice and continued through 2017 with international presentations including the Deutsches Hirtenmuseum in Hersbruck, Germany. Her teaching methodology combines lectures with laboratory work, evaluating students through portfolio presentations that demonstrate both technical execution and conceptual development.